CHELSEA will meet Edinson Cavani next month – in the transfer window or the Champions League.

Uruguay striker Cavani and his Napoli team-mate, Slovakia midfielder Marek Hamsik, caught the eye of Chelsea scouts when they helped send Manchester City into the Europa League.

They are now targets in the transfer window – adding spice to the Champions League last-16 tie between the clubs. Chelsea travel to the fiery San Paolo Stadium in the first leg on February 21 and manager Andre Villas-Boas said: “It is always good to play the second leg at home. We have to make sure we create the same environment at Stamford Bridge as there will be in the San Paolo.”

Hamsik believes his team will be the underdogs but said they are just glad to have avoided defending champions Barcelona and Real Madrid in the draw. “That was the thing that worried us most but in any case we are up against a strong team in Chelsea,” he said.

“The only certainty is that they will be favourites but we will give it a go.”

It is always good to play the second leg at home. We have to make sure we create the same environment at Stamford Bridge as there will be in the San Paolo.

Andre Villas-Boas

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, whose team face a trip to AC Milan’s San Siro in February, said: “It is a difficult draw but an exciting one. It is 50-50.”

In the Europa League, Manchester City play defending champions Porto, United face Ajax and Stoke take on Valencia in the last 32.